Antirattle device



Oct. 31, 1950 L. B. HARDEMON 2,527,515

ANTIRATTLE DEVICE Filed June 22, 1946 Ila- INVENTOR.

LON/WE 5 HARDFMo/Y A T TORNE Y l atentecl Oct. 31, I950 UNITED STATE-SPATENT OFFICE ANTI-BATTLE Device- I Lonnie B. Hardemoii, Birmingham,Ala.- W Application June 22, 1946, Serial No. 678,651

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an anti-rattle device for sliding panels inwindows and doors and while not limited thereto, is particularly adaptedfor use with the sliding glass windows of vehicles such as automobiles,buses and the like which are especially apt to rattle due to thevibration of the vehicle.

A specific object of my invention is to provide a device of thecharacter designated which shall be simple of design, readily installedwithout the use of special tools, and one which shall be effective inoperation to hold a window glass or sash against rattling or breakage.

Briefly, my invention contemplates a channel like member adapted to beinserted between the window sash or glass and the side of the opening,with the sides of the channel bearing against the sides of the glass orwindow sash, and with a leaf spring carried by the channel member and sodisposed as to bear against both the glass or sash, and the side of theopening.

A device embodying features of m invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, in which Fig.1 is a view in elevation, partly in section, showing my improved deviceapplied to an automobile window;

Fig. 2 is a view drawn to a larger scale showing the device removed fromthe window;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken along the line :3

III-III of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional elevation showing in detail the deviceapplied to a window in which the glass is provided with a sash or frame.

Referring now to the drawing for a better un- 1 opening I I is fittedwith a glass panel l2 having a sash or frame l5. In either case, thepanel is held against rattling by my improved anti-rattle device whichwill now be described.

The device comprises achannel-like member l4 having side flanges 15 andI! which increase in depth from one end to the other. The base, or webl8 of the channel is mounted to bear against the side of the opening IIand is provided with a hole [9 near the end of the device where the sideflanges l6 and I! ar lowest. A screw 2|, or other fastening device,extends through the hole into the side of the opening to retain it inplace. At the other end of the device, the Web I8 is provided with anelongated slot 22.

Mounted in the channel of the device is an elongated, curved leaf spring23 which is riveted to the web member 18 at 24, near the end of thedevice adjacent the fastening screw 2!. The spring 23 is curvedoutwardly of the channel as shown in Fig. 4 and has its other endextending through the elongated slot 22 beyond the end of the channel.When installed, as shown particularly in Fig. 4 of the drawing, thesummit of the curved portion of the spring bears against edge of thesash or glass 12 while the elongated end of the spring bears against theside of the opening II. The side flanges l6 and I! bear against thesides of the glass and prevent rattling or breaking of the glass. Whenso installed, it will be seen that the outer end of the slot 22 acts asa fulcrum to cause the spring 23 to bear snugly against the edge of theglass or sash and the side of the opening.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have devised an improvedanti-rattle device which is simple of design, easily installed, and onewhich is effective to prevent rattling or breakage of the glass inwindows under operating conditions.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious tothose skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptibleof various changes and modifications, without de- 1 parting from thespirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitationsshall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appendedclaims.

What I claim is:

1. An anti-rattle device for a panel mounted to slide in a framecomprising a metal channel member having side flanges tapering in depthfrom end to end and a base web with means to secure the channel to thframe, said web having an elongated slot therein adjacent the deep endof the channel, a curved leaf spring mounted in the channel and securedto the web adjacent the shallow end of the channel and bowing outwardlyof the channel between its ends, and having its free end extendingthrough the slot in the web beyond the end of the channel to bearagainst the side of the opening.

2. An anti-rattle device for a panel mounted to slide in a framecomprising a metal channel member having side flanges between which thepanel is received a web forming the bottom of the channel and having anelongated slot therein, and an elongated curved leaf spring secured atone end in the channel and extending. at its other :free end through theslot beyond the end of the channel, said spring having its curvedportion bearing against the sliding edge of the panel, and its free endbearing against the side of the frame.

3. In an anti-rattle device for a panel mounted to slide in a frame, achannel member having a web and side flanges between which the panel isreceived, a leaf spring fitting between the side flanges and convexlycurved with respect to the panel, and having the summit of the curvedportion in contact with the side of the panel, there being an elongatedslot in the web adjacent one end of the channel, and means to secure oneend of said spring to the web adjacent the other end of said channelwith the free end thereof passing through the slot and in position tobear against the frame.

LONNIE B. HARDEMON.

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